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Sell with people who have owned businesses themselves.
From your first confidential conversation to completion day, you’ll have a dedicated team who understands what you’ve built, and a clear plan for finding the right buyer.
Your next chapter starts with us
A personal service from a dedicated team that stays with you from valuation through to completion.
No upfront or end-of-contract fees
Everything is agreed in writing before we start, and you only pay our fee when your sale goes through.
A dedicated team, start to finish
Real people at the end of the phone who know your business and keep you updated.
Active buyers approached first
We identify registered buyers who are active right now and contact them personally.
Extensive advertising
A professional sales pack, our own website and the UK’s largest business-for-sale platforms.
Confidentiality & control
Fuller details are released in a controlled way, so staff, customers and suppliers aren’t unsettled.
Comprehensive market research
A considered valuation based on your figures, your sector and what buyers are paying now.
How we sell your business
Your reasons, your timing and what you want from the sale.
Financials, market research and comparable businesses, in a branded report.
Buyer-ready particulars, photos and figures, agreed with you.
Active buyers first, then the portals, email and social.
We arrange viewings, collect feedback and negotiate for you.
We keep both sides moving through legal work to the finish.
Thousands of registered buyers. We focus on the ones ready to buy yours.
When your business comes to market, the buyers who are actively looking hear about it first, personally, by phone or WhatsApp. Wider marketing follows.
Clear fees. Nothing upfront.
There are no upfront fees and no fees at the end of the contract at the end of your contract. Our fee is agreed with you before we start, set out in a written agreement, and only paid when your sale goes through. A minimum fee applies, and we explain everything in full at your valuation.
Ask us about fees →Nobody needs to know until you’re ready.
Adverts can be written so the business can’t be identified, and fuller details are only released to buyers who have been qualified and signed a confidentiality agreement.
Questions owners ask us
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How long does it take to sell a business?
Most of the businesses we sell take between four and nine months from instruction to completion. A well-priced business with clear accounts can find its buyer in a few weeks; the legal work then usually takes two to three months. What slows a sale down is a price above the market, the buyer’s finance, assigning the lease, and the buyer’s checks on your figures. We keep the buyer, the solicitors and the landlord moving so nothing stalls.
How is my business valued?
Buyers start from what the business really earns: the net profit with your own drawings and any one-off or personal costs added back. That figure is multiplied by a number that reflects your sector, the risk and how easily the business will run without you, and then checked against what buyers are paying now. Read How is a business valued?, or try our calculator for a first figure.
Will my staff and customers find out?
Only when you are ready. Your advert is written so the business can’t be identified, and the name, address and figures are only released to buyers we have spoken to and who have signed a confidentiality agreement. Viewings can be arranged at quiet times or outside opening hours. Most owners tell their staff once a sale has been agreed.
What do I need to prepare before selling?
Your last three years’ accounts and up-to-date figures for this year, a copy of your lease (or your title deeds if you own the property), a list of the fixtures and equipment included, and staff details: roles, hours and length of service. Any licences and certificates that go with the business help too. Don’t worry if something is missing; we’ll tell you what buyers will ask for.
Can I sell if my lease is short?
Usually, yes. Buyers and their lenders prefer several years left on the lease, so a short lease can affect the price or the buyer’s finance. Speak to your landlord early: a new lease, or an agreement to grant one to your buyer, often solves it. We’ll talk you through the options at your valuation.
What happens to my stock?
Stock is normally sold on top of the agreed price, at cost value. It is counted on the day of completion, usually by an independent stocktaker, and the buyer pays for it then. Out-of-date or damaged stock is left out.
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What could your business be worth?
Free and confidential. No upfront fees, no fees at the end of the contract. Or call 0161 549 1492.
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